James Chaney
James Chaney was born in Meridian, Mississippi, United States on May 30th, 1943 and is the Civil Rights Leader. At the age of 21, James Chaney biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 21 years old, James Chaney physical status not available right now. We will update James Chaney's height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, and measurements.
James Earl Chaney (May 30, 1943 – June 21, 1964), a native of Meridian, Mississippi, was one of three American civil rights workers killed during Freedom Summer by Ku Klux Klan members near Philadelphia, Mississippi.
Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner of New York City were among the others.
Early life and education
Fannie Lee and Ben Chaney's son, James Chaney, Sr., was born in 1952. Barbara, Janice, and Julia were among his three sisters. When James was young, his parents separated for a time.
James attended Catholic school in the first nine grades and was a member of St Joseph Catholic Church.
He and some of his classmates started wearing paper badges reading "NAACP" to indicate their support for the National Civil Rights Association, which was established in 1909. They were suspended for a week from the segregated high school because the principal feared the all-white school board's reaction.
Chaney began as a plasterer's apprentice in a trade union after high school.
Chaney rode from Tennessee to Greenville, Mississippi, and in another from Greenville to Meridian in 1962. He and his younger brother were also involved in other nonviolent protests. James Chaney began volunteering in late 1963 and was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Meridian. He arranged voter education classes, introduced CORE workers to local church leaders, and aided CORE employees in moving around the counties.
He met with Mt. chiefs in 1964. Nebo Baptist Church will gain a lot of attention for allowing Michael Schwerner, CORE's local pastor, to help the church members learn to use the church for voter education and registration. Chaney served as a liaison with other CORE members.
